Philippines: June 23, 2001

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On Basilan, troops captured a senior Abu Sayyaf leader who was acting as a courier. This is seen as a major source of information and a big breakthrough. Meanwhile, Abu Sayyaf announced they had beheaded two of their Filipino hostages and demanded that the army stop pursuing them. 

 

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